POLI 209 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Abdullah Yusuf Azzam, Sayyid Qutb, Al-Qaeda

• School: Concordia University
• Department: Political Sc
• Course: POLI 209
• Professor: Marcel Danis

Document Summary

Module 10 al qaeda: a case study. Even before 9/11, al qaeda was known as a growing international threat: but afterwards, it became a household name. The most talked about international terrorist group today. Affiliated with the bombings of 8 us embassies and the bombing of the uss. Ideological background and development of the modern global jihad. Abdullah azzam, ayman al-zawahiri and osama bin laden: osama bin laden and ayman al-zawahiri (2nd in command) are said to have been greatly influenced by sayyid qutb"s writings. An offshoot of the muslim brotherhood that merged with: ayman al-zawahiri. Leader of the egyptian islamic jihad: abdullah azzam al-qaeda in the 90s. Professor at a saudi university in the 70s. Played an important role in the convergence of (egypt-based) He created a radical islam from various nationalist movements loosely connected through pakistan"s isi during the afghan-soviet.